Carl Radke - Grief in the Public Eye
Ghosted by Emma Zeiger
Episode notes
In this week’s episode of Ghosted, Carl Radke opens up about the life and loss of his brother, Curtis, who died of a drug overdose on August 10, 2020. In a conversation that is honest, vulnerable, and deeply human, Carl reflects on the realities of loving someone battling addiction, the stigma, the fear, the frustration, and the fierce, complicated love that never goes away.
Carl shares what it was like growing up alongside Curtis’s early struggles, the toll it took on their family, and the resentment that built as he watched addiction pull his brother further away. He speaks candidly about his own relationship with substances, the shame he carried, and the moment he finally confronted his truth, all shaped by the grief that followed Curtis’s death.
We talk about grieving in public, the pressure to appear strong, and the moments that ...